Author Archives: Vera

PS I forgot to tell you

This is where ‘I’m a celebrity, get me out of here’ starts with the helicopters. It’s just along the road from Jeannie’s, And if you knew where to look, you’d see that site behind me in this photo, taken from … Continue reading

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Would you believe it?

On my last night with Jeannie, I saw a mouse scuttle across the floor – a tine wee bush mouse (well everything’s a bush something around here) and she admitted to me that this is because they don’t have the … Continue reading

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Cookaburras also sit in old Flame Tree

What a lucky catch – not too clear a photo but I was trying not to scare them away, so had to rely on the zoom and my ability to belly crawl along the verandah.

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Swimming with dolphins – not

Lots of tourists opt for the opportunity to swim with dolphins but instead I go dipping with dogs! And for those who know my fear of water – and dogs – this is surely a landmark moment. Sharyn (Jeannie’s neighbour … Continue reading

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New Verandah Views

Here are the views from my new verandah out in the bush (which seems to me to be the countryside). And at last it has stopped raining – only for a couple of days apparently, but at least it’s a … Continue reading

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Blues Festival

Yes – it’s officially the wettest, muddiest one ever. So glad I saw history in the making. But as you can see, it didn’t stop us having a grand time.    

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Performing parrots – not

I’ve been trying to video these gorgeous birds for days now but they just won’t perform when I’m around, even when I’m hiding behind the shed or under the washing line or the hedge. So I’ve given up and taken … Continue reading

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Easter weekend

As you can see, it could just as well have been Loch Lomond except that the weather was better at Loch Lomond yesterday. We went to Tweed River at Tumbulgum and ate fish and chips in an open cafe with … Continue reading

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Flying Foxes

David Attenburgh never got quality like this!

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Vera’s new shoes

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